COWBOY TRAIL & WATERTON LAKES September 12, 2017 - 8 Days

Fares Per Person: $2195 double/twin $2725 single $2040 triple

> Please add 5% GST. Early Bookers: $80 discount on first 15 seats; $40 on next 10 > Experience Points: Earn 42 points from this tour. Redeem 42 points if you book by July 25.

Includes  Transfers to/from Victoria Airport  Alberta Birds of Prey Centre  Flights from Victoria to Kelowna and return  Nikka Yuko Japanese Gardens  Coach transportation for 7 days  Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump  7 nights accommodation and hotel taxes  Northwest Mounted Police Museum  Peter Lougheed Provincial Park  Frank Slide Interpretive Centre  Bar U Ranch National Historic Site  Coleman Museum  Waterton Lakes National Park  Fairmont Hot Springs pools  Cruise on Waterton Lakes  Knowledgeable tour director  Music Legends dinner show  Luggage handling at hotels  Remington Carriage Museum with carriage ride  14 meals: 6 breakfasts, 6 lunches, 2 dinners

Beautiful Southern Alberta — No horse required! The road that traverses the foothills of Alberta’s Rocky Mountains has been nicknamed the Cowboy Trail. Ranching and the cowboy life are still very much part of the culture of this region. On this tour, we visit several attractions that celebrate history such as Bar U Ranch, Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump, Remington Carriage Museum, Fort Macleod, and Frank Slide. Southern Alberta also boasts one of Canada’s less visited national parks, Waterton Lakes, and admission is free during Canada’s 150th anniversary in 2017. Shared with Glacier National Park in Montana, Waterton has rugged mountains rising from a stark prairie, surrounding an idyllic lake. Add to this the dramatic beauty of Kananaskis and Crowsnest Pass, relaxing Fairmont Hot Springs, and the emerging fall colours, and you have the perfect late summer getaway. Itinerary Tuesday, September 12: Saturday, September 16: Meals: B,L A transfer is provided to the airport. We fly to Ke- We visit the unique Remington Carriage Museum lowna and stay overnight at the Four Points Hotel. in Cardston which contains North America’s larg- est collection of horse-drawn vehicles. A carriage Wednesday, September 13: Meals: L ride is included. Near Lethbridge, we meet the We travel east amidst the stunning scenery of kings of the sky at the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre Rogers Pass and Kicking Horse Pass. Welcome to where an expert handler talks about and shows Alberta! We enter Kananaskis Country where the hawks, owls, falcons, and eagles. We stay two peaks tower even more dramatically than in nights in Lethbridge at the Best Western. Banff, and stay overnight at the Delta Hotel. Sunday, September 17: Meals: B Thursday, September 14: Meals: B,L We admire the colours and tranquility of Nikka Yu- We drive to Kananaskis Lakes in Peter Lougheed ko Japanese Gardens. Next is Head-Smashed-In Park, then continue across Highwood Pass into the Buffalo Jump, designated a UNESCO World Herit- cattle country of the foothills. Commemorating age Site as one of the oldest, largest and best western Canadian ranching heritage, the Bar U preserved buffalo jumps in the western plains. An Ranch National Historic Site is a living ranch expe- interpreter guides us through the site to explain rience. A knowledgeable interpreter takes us on a the culture and history of the Blackfoot. Next is the tour around the site, and we explore the Perche- quaint town of Fort Macleod which was a trading ron barn, blacksmith shop, and cookhouse. High- post in 1874 and is now home to the North West way #22 is nicknamed The Cowboy Trail and we Mounted Police Museum. follow it south through the foothills to Pincher Creek where we stay at the Ramada Inn. Monday, September 18: Meals: B,L,D During our drive across Crowsnest Pass, we stop at Friday, September 15: Meals: B,L,D the Frank Slide where tons of rock fell from Turtle We continue to Waterton Lakes National Park, a Mountain in 1903. We have lunch in Coleman and gorgeous meeting of ecological elements and a explore its unusual museum. Then we head north UNESCO World Heritage Site. Enjoy a leisurely two- through the Rocky Mountain Trench to Fairmont hour cruise on Waterton Lake with a stop at Goat Hot Springs Resort. As a hotel guest, you can relax Haunt. Lunch is included at Waterton’s iconic in a private hot pool close to your room. The wa- Prince of Wales Hotel, perched on a hilltop with ter temperature ranges from 104 to 110 degrees F dramatic views. The afternoon is free time. Our and about 1.4 million gallons of odourless, mineral- accommodation is at the Bayshore Inn in the vil- rich water flows through the pools daily. lage. Tonight, we go to the Great Canadian Barn Dance to enjoy their Music Legends dinner show. Tuesday, September 19: Meals: B,L Let the six members of the Kunkel clan, ranging in We travel through the Columbia River Valley to age from 17 to 81, regale and amuse you with Golden, then rejoin the Trans-Canada Highway stories and tunes from musical memory lane. through Rogers Pass. We take an evening flight from Kelowna to Victoria.

Tour Policies Payments: A deposit of $150 per person is requested at the time of booking and the balance is due July 25, 2017. Discounts: Early bookers receive $80 discount on first 15 seats and $40 on next 10 seats for booking early with deposit. The discount is not offered after July 25. Cancellation Policy: Up to July 25, your tour payments will be refunded less an administrative charge of $50 per person. From July 26 to August 10, the cancellation charge is 40% of the tour fare. From August 11 to August 29, the cancellation charge is 70% of the tour fare. After August 29, there is no refund. Fare Changes: Changes to taxes and surcharges from tour suppliers can occur at any time and are beyond the control of Wells Gray Tours, therefore Wells Gray Tours reserves the right to increase fares due to such changes up until the time of departure. Travel Insurance: A Comprehensive Insurance policy is available through Wells Gray Tours and coverage is provided by Travel Guard. Policies purchased at deposit include a waiver of the pre-existing condition clause for medical and cancellation claims, otherwise policies can be purchased no later than at final payment. Please contact us for details. Photo Credit: Travel Alberta (Prince of Wales Hotel) Activity Level: Light activity including short distances to walk and some steps. There are many stops during this tour and you must be able to get on and off the coach by yourself without delaying your fellow travellers. If you think you may have difficulty participating in Activity Level 1, Wells Gray Tours recommends that you bring a companion to assist you. The tour director and driver have many responsibilities, so please do not expect them, or your fellow travellers, to provide ongoing assistance. e-points: This tour earns 42 e-points. Each time you travel on a Wells Gray tour, you earn Experience Points, or e-points. One e-point equals $1. Redeem your points on select tours or accumulate enough points to earn a free tour! Redemptions offered until July 25. Consumer Protection BC Licence: #65842